10th season of Movement Artisans 

DANCE AS A RESEARCH PRACTICE

axis syllabus / contact improvisation / somatics 

 

Introductory Module

September 30 - October 6 2024 (1 week)

Ramp Construction Principles / Hips & Shoulder Anatomy /Senses & Perception - BMC®

>>> draft schedule

 

The « Introductory Module » gives an opportunity:

 

to engage with our core curriculum (before the start of the 10th season of Movement Artisans). Whether you are new to our program or looking to dive deeper, this module provides a comprehensive introduction and a chance to begin your journey with us. Immerse yourself in our unique blend of dance and somatics, engaging with the Axis Syllabus, Contact Improvisation, and diverse somatic practices! Each module hosts different somatic experts, scholars and artists opening a space for a wide range of approaches to knowing the body. 

 

Our program is designed for movers, dance artists, scholars, athletes, and therapists who seek to deepen their movement practices, connect theory with practice, and explore dance as a medium for research and change. 

 

Movement Artisans are long time members of the Lake Studio community. They are deeply invested in creating supportive and dynamic environments for keeping the joy in dancing, design creative and personalised study paths and inspire embodied research.

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10th CYCLE 2025 

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MODULE #1

30 December - 12 January (2 weeks)

Bio-Tensegral Dynamics /Composing Potentials - Contact Improvisation /Embodied Somatic History /

Gait Cycle Analysis / Fascial Fantasies

with Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot, Katja Mustonen and Peter Pleyer

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MODULE #2 

February 24 - March 2 (1 week)

Spine & Midlines / Energy Equations / Agile Beast & Contact Flying

with Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot and Sebastian Grubb​

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MODULE #3

April 28 - May 4 (1 week)

Polyrhythms in Body & Music / BMC®/ Range of Motion & Attunement to Context

with Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot and Nina Wehnert

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MODULE #4 - Summer Residency 

June 9 - 29 (3 weeks)

Nervous System Communication/ ​Embryology -BMC®/Moving Alchemy and more...

program design still ​in process...​

with Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot, Nina Wehnert and Sara Shelton Mann

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MODULE #5

September 22 - October 1 (10 days)

program coming soon

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!!!Registration opens on July 25th!!!

Prices

connect@movementartisans.net

 

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Welcome to the 10th season of Movement Artisans

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Our program provides a modular professional education in dance and somatics continuously oscillating between practice and theory. We envision the body as a field for inquiry and research, soft embodiment and fierce physicality.

 

The curriculum includes integral components such as the Axis Syllabus, which provides analytical tools and a lense for studying  the moving body, and Contact Improvisation, as a dance research practice involving partners or ensembles. In addition, each module hosts different somatic experts, scholars and artists opening a space for a wide range of approaches to knowing the body. The program offers insights as well as guidance, aiming towards a proactive co-creation of your own learning path.

 

This season we will further expand on the teacher & researcher training track which offers experienced students a dedicated space for additional mentoring, in person research days and home study material in between modules. On a rotational basis, candidates have the opportunity to facilitate a lab class and get feedback both from mentors and peers.

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WHO IT IS FOR

• Movers, dance artists and scholars, athletes, therapists: different professionals willing to expand or reconfigure their movement/teaching/healing practice and analytical abilities

• Movers looking for bridges between movement practice, theory and critical educational approaches

• Movers that are motivated by a deep desire to explore dance as a research medium, promoting change by incorporating embodiment practices and somatic communication into more areas of life. Staying in resonance with the pressing needs and urgent questions of the time we live in matters.

 

All modules of this program can be taken as individual modules. You can join the Movement Artisans cycle anytime. Each module can be used as credit towards the teach & research track and graduation in somatic dance facilitator by Movement Artisans. Please visit our website and contact us!

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